CHATBOTS

Escalate unhelpful Discord bot answers to a Linear ticket on thumbs-down

When an employee reacts with a thumbs-down to the helpdesk bot's answer, it opens a Linear ticket with the full conversation and notifies the user that a human will follow up.

CategoryChatbots
Enginesim
Difficultybeginner
Triggerevent
Steps5
Setup~5 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerThumbs-down reaction added in DiscordDiscordDiscord
  • LogicVerify reaction is on a bot answer
  • ActionPull question and rejected answer from threadDiscordDiscord
  • ActionOpen Linear ticket with conversation contextLinearLinear
  • OutputConfirm escalation in Discord threadDiscordDiscord

What it does

Gives employees a one-click escape hatch when the IT bot's answer misses. A thumbs-down reaction on any bot reply automatically captures the question and the rejected answer, files a Linear ticket, and reassures the user that a human is now on it.

When to use it

Use this alongside an existing Discord answer bot when you want a clean, low-friction escalation path. Instead of users re-typing their problem or going silent, a single emoji reaction routes the miss to your IT queue and gives you a feedback signal on weak doc coverage.

How it works

  1. 1A thumbs-down reaction added to a bot message in the help channel triggers the flow.
  2. 2A logic check confirms the reacted message was authored by the helpdesk bot, ignoring reactions on human posts.
  3. 3The flow pulls the original question and the bot's rejected answer from the thread.
  4. 4It creates a Linear ticket containing the question, the unhelpful answer, the reacting user, and a deep link to the Discord thread.
  5. 5It posts a reply confirming escalation and the ticket reference back to the user.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect DiscordCommunity channels + voice + bots.
  2. 2
    Connect LinearIssues, projects, cycles, triage.
  3. 3
    Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
  4. 4
    Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
  5. 5
    Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.

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